Download or read book There s Lead in Your Lipstick written by Gillian Deacon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time she heads out the front door, the modern woman has spritzed, sudsed, and slathered herself in more than 127 different chemicals, many of them more toxic than beautifying. So how can you look and feel great while safeguarding your health? Get smart and go green from head to toe with the help of eco-expert Gillian Deacon. In The Green Body Guide, you'll learn how to read the ingredients to identify and understand the preservatives that are bad for your body and damaging to the earth, including formaldehyde in deodorant, nail polish, soap, shampoo, and shaving cream; coal tar in hair dyes; lead in lipstick; and many more. This is an indispensable handbook of personal-care choices that are sustainable, both for your health and for the earth.
Download or read book It s Ok to Have Lead in Your Lipstick written by Perry Romanowski and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you sick of outrageous beauty claims and over-priced products that don't deliver? Tired of not knowing what to believe about products? Confused about who to trust for beauty tips and tricks? Well, worry no more. The popular science bloggers, The Beauty Brains, are back with another book full of informative and fun beauty advice. "It's Ok to Have Lead in Your Lipstick" starts by debunking what the American Council on Science and Health called the number one unfounded health scare story of 2007. And that's just the beginning: this book answers dozens of important (and some oddball) beauty questions that you're dying to know. Here's what else you'll learn... Clever lies that the beauty companies tell you. The straight scoop of which beauty myths are true and which are just urban legends. Which ingredients are really scary and which ones are just scaremongering by the media to incite an irrational fear of chemicals. How to tell the difference between the products that are really green and the ones that are just trying to get more of your hard earned money by labeling them "natural" or "organic." Written in a straight talk, fact based style yet laced with plenty of humor, "It's Okay to Have Lead in Your Lipstick" is an easy and informative read for all ages.
Download or read book Our Chemical Selves written by Dayna Nadine Scott and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemicals found in homes, schools, and workplaces are having devastating consequences on human health and the environment. Our Chemical Selves examines the gender dynamics associated with these everyday toxic exposures. Written by leading researchers in science, law, and public policy, the chapters in Our Chemical Selves reveal that while exposures to chemicals are pervasive and widespread, people from low-income, racialized, and Indigenous communities face a far greater risk of exposure. At the same time, the risks associated with these exposures (and the burdens of managing them) rest disproportionately on the shoulders of women. This collection hones in on the “political economy of pollution” by critically examining the system that manufactures the chemicals and the social, political, and gender relations that enable harmful chemicals to continue being produced and consumed. It also demonstrates the urgent need to revise existing approaches to the regulation of toxics, including Canada’s current Chemicals Management Plan.
Download or read book The Imperfect Environmentalist written by Sara Gilbert and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actress, producer, mother, and imperfect environmentalist, Sara Gilbert understands how helping the environment can seem overwhelming. Between keeping up with work, friends, and kids, who has the time or money to maintain a compost pile, become an activist, or knit a sweater out of recycled grocery bags? Fortunately, we now know that small changes here and there in our everyday lives can make a big impact on the environment. We just need to know where to begin. That’s where Gilbert comes in, with this tongue-in-cheek reference guide packed full of helpful information, available at your fingertips. Read it cover to cover or just open it up to a random page; you can take what you want from it when you want. Whether you’ve got money to burn or have to crash on a friend’s couch, here are all of the eco-essentials to get the planet back on track, and you won’t have to hug a single tree—unless tree-hugging is your thing. Sharing the basics on health and beauty, work and money, home and gardening, family and fitness, and more, The Imperfect Environmentalist cuts through the clutter—both in our homes and in our heads—and offers simple approaches to help us clear out the pollutants, put down the poisons, and begin to breathe easy again—one 100% recycled page at a time. Advance praise for The Imperfect Environmentalist “This book really opened my eyes. Then my eyes started stinging and tearing from all the toxins in the environment I’m now aware of. Thanks, Sara, I have a lot to do now.”—Lisa Kudrow “Sara’s passion and commitment to the environment have given me an awareness that I never had before about our planet. I learn from Sara every day and she makes me want to be a better person. See, you can teach an old dog new tricks.”—Sharon Osbourne
Download or read book Green Mama to Be written by Manda Aufochs Gillespie and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I wish I’d known that when I was pregnant!” It’s a feeling all parents know: wanting to keep our children safe and thriving in an ever-changing world. What happens during pregnancy sets the stage for the rest of a child’s life, so the Green Mama is here to help make this period healthier, happier, and safer for both mother-to-be and baby. Swollen ankles? Difficult birth? Postpartum depression? Most expectant parents think, It won’t happen to me! But from conception through to birth, families today aren’t getting what they expect — or expecting what they get. The Green Mama explores a variety of sources, from the latest scientific and medical research and advice to traditional wisdom, to find out what issues, decisions, and avoidable dangers have the greatest impact on our children’s health. She brings together this combined wisdom to demystify epigenetics, the microbiome, a healthy pregnancy diet, toxin-free living, pregnancy exercises, herbal remedies, natural birth, healthy postpartum care, and many of the other mysteries of modern birth and parenting. Through gentle guidance, humour, and a trove of specific advice from dependable sources, Green Mama-to-Be is the essential guide for today’s mothers- and fathers-to-be.
Download or read book Chemical Youth written by Anita Hardon and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book explores how young people engage with chemical substances in their everyday lives. It builds upon and supplements a large body of literature on young people’s use of drugs and alcohol to highlight the subjectivities and socialities that chemical use enables across diverse socio-cultural settings, illustrating how young people seek to avoid harm, while harnessing the beneficial effects of chemical use. The book is based on multi-sited anthropological research in Southeast Asia, Europe and the US, and presents insights from collaborative and contrasting analysis. Hardon brings new perspectives to debates across drug policy studies, pharmaceutical cultures and regulation, science and technology studies, and youth and precarity in post-industrial societies.
Download or read book Everything Under the Sun written by Ian Hanington and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-published by the David Suzuki Foundation.
Download or read book The Cosmetic Label Snob The GreenSistah s guide to 100 Nasty ingredients you should avoid in your cosmetics written by Willette Monk and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book You Only Better written by Bonni Hamilton and published by Red Wheel. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Reader, We all want to be better—better in our relationships, better at balancing our crazy busy lives, better at giving the environment a helping hand, better about the foods we eat, or better at cutting ourselves some slack—we can all stand a bit of improvement in one area of life or another. We have what it takes within us to become better. Sometimes we just need a little nudge. Enter: You Only Better. Because better manifests differently for each of us, we’re offering a wide array of content, covering areas that will inspire superior health, incite greater perspective, and nurture more peaceful living. We’re positive you’ll find something in these pages that speaks to you, provokes you, or informs you. In this inaugural issue, you’ll find an interview with our Pioneers of Possibility R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell, authors of Transcendence, “a refreshingly pro-human report on transhumanism and the ‘Rapture of the Nerds’” as Douglas Rushkoff put it. Knocking On Heaven’s Door includes a piece from Robert Kopecky’s How to Survive Life (and Death)—he’s someone who died three times and came back to share some pretty wild stories. Life coach M.J. Ryan offers five instant happiness boosters and Mark Nepo provides a meditative exercise—both of these New York Times bestselling authors appear in our Five-Part Harmony column. Laura Bond helps us clean up our act in Holy Holistics, Mandy Mitchell whips up a tasty recipe in A Seat at the Table, and At the Home of Poe might be best enjoyed After Midnight. We have two Heads-Up columns this month: one provides an overview of lucid dreaming—what it is and how to identify your own—courtesy of lucid dream specialists Robert Waggoner and Caroline McCready, and the second from an agoraphobe who kicked anxiety to the curb and now helps others do the same. In Embrace Your Inner Monster, Sarah Christiansen Fu alerts us to the bad, the worse, and the downright nasty characteristics of those under the Aquarius and Pisces zodiac signs (all in good fun). We want to hear from you! Give us feedback on articles we’ve published or ideas about ones you think we should. Let us know any random acts of kindness you’ve witnessed or about folks that are giving back in unique ways; we’ll be selecting reader contributions for future issues. Reach us at [email protected]. Better is… better. We’re in this together. Bonni Hamilton, Editor
Download or read book Natural Homemade Beauty written by Basmati and published by Basmati. This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Basmati.com, your source for sustainable, healthy living! With lots of natural beauty recipes you can make in your kitchen, this book will keep your skin glowing (and the Earth happy). Soaps & moisturizers, deodorants & perfumes, lipsticks & eyeshadows, shampoos & conditioners--the recipes in this book will make your beauty routine eco-friendly, organic, and all-natural. There's a vegan guide included if you're looking for animal-free beauty. DIY beauty products make great gifts, too!
Download or read book The Whole Life Fertility Plan written by Kyra Phillips and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A lifelong holistic guide for women to take control of their fertility."--
Download or read book The Midlife Health Guide for Women written by Chris G. Rao M.D. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you been trying hard, but cant lose or keep off the weight? Is your sex drive stuck in neutral? Energy in the gutter? Whats the truth about bio-identical hormonal replacements in women before and after menopause? The MidLife Health Guide for Women addresses these and many other common concerns of middle-aged women: IBS, addictions, mood concerns, breast health, birth control and more. Its all covered here. Be proactive about your number one commodityyour health. MidLife is the time to do it! In his companion to The Midlife Health Guide for Men, Chris Rao, MD explains cutting-edge methods to obtain optimal health through his integrative approaches. Its all about Pro-Aging and Pro-Health! Follow three women, our Maggies, in various stages of midlifetheir thirties, forties and fifties. Laugh, cry, and be enlightened as they share their health concerns and journey to optimal health. You will be the better for it. Dr Rao covers all the facts and options on Diets Learn the secret behind finally losing the fat. Avoid the crash and burn phenomena. Exercise Learn how to exercise intelligently; increase your energy and metabolism. Supplements Confused? Discover the truth about which ones do you the most good. Toxins and Heavy Metal What you and your doctor dont know can hurt you. Testosterone, Menopause, Thyroid, HGH and all hormonal options Are they safe and effective for your situation? Ladies, get back in the groove.
Download or read book Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies written by Eric Tyson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easy way to get your personal finances in order Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies offers readers a comprehensive roadmap to financial security. Written by expert authors Eric Tyson and Tony Martin, it offers pointers on how you can eliminate debt and rein in spending, along with helpful tips on how to reduce taxes and save more. The guide also offers a primer on investing, showing how you can build your wealth to ensure a comfortable retirement and university or college for the kids. With up-to-date Canadian examples and references, Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies arms you with the tools you need to take control of your financial life—in good times and bad. Make smart personal finance decisions Plan the personal finance portfolio that's right for you Reach your personal finance goals Know all of your options The expert advice offered in Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies is for anyone looking to ensure that their finances are on the right track—and to identify the best strategies to improve their financial health.
Download or read book Skinny Bitch Home Beauty Style written by Kim Barnouin and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kim Barnouin has already told her fans how to "stop eating crap and start looking fabulous." But there's more to being a Skinny Bitch than eating well. Turns out, there's crap everywhere -- not just in food, but in cosmetics, clothing, and home furnishings. Kim blows the lid on all of the nasties in our everyday stuff (everything from lipstick to sofa upholstery), and shows how we can make both small and big changes in our home, wardrobe, and beauty regimen -- for living the Ultimate Skinny Bitch lifestyle!
Download or read book Not Just a Pretty Face written by Stacy Malkan and published by New Society Publisher. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The girls' guide to giving the cosmetics industry a makeover. Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades. Not one cosmetic product has to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market. Incredible? Consider this: The European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10. Only 11% of chemicals used in cosmetics in the US have been assessed for health and safety – leaving a staggering 89% with unknown or undisclosed effects. More than 70% of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility. Many baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane. It's not just women who are affected by this chemists' brew. Shampoo, deodorant, face lotion and other products used daily by men, women and children contain hazardous chemicals that the industry claims are "within acceptable limits." But there's nothing acceptable about daily multiple exposures to carcinogenic chemicals-from products that are supposed to make us feel healthy and beautiful. Not Just a Pretty Face delves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry, and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover. 15 percent of the purchase price of each book sold benefits the national Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, administered by the Breast Cancer Fund, through December 31, 2012.
Download or read book Breaking the Sound Barrier written by Amy Goodman and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The host of Democracy Now! breaks through the corporate media’s lies, sound bites, and silence in this New York Times–bestselling collection of articles. In place of the usual suspects—the “experts” who, in Amy Goodman’s words, “know so little about so much, explain the world to us, and get it so wrong”—this accessible, lively collection allows the voices the corporate media exclude and ignore to be heard loud and clear. From community organizers in New Orleans, to the courageous American soldiers who’ve said “no” to Washington’s wars, to victims of torture and police violence, we are given the extraordinary opportunity to hear ordinary people standing up and speaking out. Written with all of the fierce intelligence and passion for truth that millions have come to expect from Amy Goodman’s reportage, Breaking the Sound Barrier proves the power that independent journalism can have in the struggle for a better world, one in which ordinary citizens are the true experts of their own lives and communities. Praise for Amy Goodman and Breaking the Sound Barrier “Amy Goodman has taken investigative journalism to new heights.” —Noam Chomsky, leading public intellectual and author of Hopes and Prospects “Amy, as you will discover on every page of this book, knows the critical question for journalists is how close they are to the truth, not how close they are to power.” —From the foreword by Bill Moyers, author of Moyers on America “What journalism should be: beholden to the interests of people, not power and profit.” —Arundhati Roy, author of The End of Imagination “Those unfamiliar with Goodman’s work will discover a bold voice that refuses to mince words regardless of the topic or target, along with a wealth of behind-the-headlines reporting.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book The Green Beauty Guide written by Julie Gabriel and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
